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• Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
  Audio version When I first heard about Strange Sally Diamond (by Liz Nugent) I was intrigued – Sally sounded to me a bit like Eleanor Oliphant, an eccentric character, probably on the spectrum and f...
  Type: Web Page Date: 09/04/2025
  
  
• Literature Month
  As Literature Month draws to a close @LibrariesNI I am aware of so many different and varied events which have been taking place over November across many of our Branches. From Poetry to Creative Writ...
  Type: Web Page Date: 09/04/2025
  
  
• A visit to Rathlin
  A few years ago I visited Rathlin Island for a day with some friends. It was a beautiful day with calm seas (thankfully) and we ate our picnic on the beach overlooking the seal-filled bay after visit...
  Type: Web Page Date: 09/04/2025
  
  
• No Spoilers Here
  I’m sure that, like me, some of you have been bingeing on series on TV over the holidays - the weather was so awful that it was the best option much of the time. As usual there was a plethora of offer...
  Type: Web Page Date: 09/04/2025
  
  
• Reading Far and Wide
  Like many people who are readers I am also keen on creative writing and belong to a Writing Group near my home. One thing I have heard said is that the best training for being able to write yourself i...
  Type: Web Page Date: 09/04/2025
  
  
• What Ill be reading over the holidays
  Click play to listen to audio transcript of this post. Relaxing means different things to different people – a good movie, a bingeworthy series – or maybe a good read in front of the fire/woodburner o...
  Type: Web Page Date: 09/04/2025
  
  
• Wuthering Heights Book and Song
  I love it when modern trends connect to life from previous centuries. The song ‘Wuthering Heights’ captured the imagination of more than one generation as Kate Bush wafted her way through a passionate...
  Type: Web Page Date: 09/04/2025
  
  
• Check Out The Book Of the Month
  Click play to listen to the audio transcript of this post. This month we are launching our popular Book of the Month initiative again – each month multiples of the selected title will be available in ...
  Type: Web Page Date: 17/04/2025
  
  
• Meet the author - Brian Bilston - Poetry is NOT Dead
  I recently had the pleasure of sitting down in Magherafelt Library for a chat with Brian Bilston, the unofficial poet laureate of Twitter as he was dubbed during Lockdown. Listen to the interview by c...
  Type: Web Page Date: 09/04/2025
  
  
• Catch the Reading Bug
  I was recently interviewed by a PHD student from Queens who was interested to find out about how children’s reading habits have changed over the years.We know that less children are reading for fun...
  Type: Web Page Date: 09/04/2025